Henry Yaple Ski Bibliography

Henry M. Yaple, the chief librarian at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., spent 11 years assembling a massive bibliography of skiing. The goal was to list every book, dissertation, film video and piece of software published on skiing, in English, between 1890 and 2002.

The resulting two-volume work, comprising 732 pages, was published by ISHA in 2004. It lists more than 7,000 items.

How to Use Ski Bibliography

Information in Ski Bibliography can be found through multiple access points.

SUBJECT INDEX: There are three subject indices: NORDIC, ALPINE and COMBINED. These indices are located in Volume I, xxiv-xxvi and Volume II, xxxi respectively. Citations in the NORDIC Index are concerned with skis and skiing where the skier's heel is not fixed or attached to the ski. Citations in the ALPINE Index are concerned with skis and skiing where the skier's heel is fixed or attached to the ski. Citations in the COMBINED Index concentrate primarily upon the business or industry of skiing, and may apply either to nordic skiing, alpine skiing or both.

The various sub-categories of the NORDIC, ALPINE and COMBINED indices are derived from the subject matter of the actual works listed. For example, there are works listed under NORDIC/Trails, ALPINE/Lifts, and COMBINED/Market Research.

The entries or citations in Ski Bibliography are numbered consecutively so that each entry has its own discrete or unique number. The numerical range of items are listed for each sub-category in the respective subject indices. For example, NORDIC/Autobiographies covers items 2 through 15. ALPINE/Film covers items 1487 through 2123, and COMBINED/Fiction covers items 4937 through 5166.

NORDIC Bibliography section contains all entries on nordic skiing from item 1 to 1137 in Volume I.

ALPINE Bibliography section contains all entries on alpine skiing from items 1138 to 4372 in Volume I.

COMBINED Bibliography section contains all entries from items 4373 to 7183 in Volume II.

Within the NORDIC, ALPINE, and COMBINED bibliography sections respectively, the subject sub-categories are arranged alphabetically, and the within each sub-category the entries are arranged chronologically by publishing or release date. Within each year, the entries are arranged alphabetically by author or by title if an author is lacking.

SERIALS Bibliography section is arranged alphabetically by title. This section of the bibliography contains entries from items 7,184 to 7,617 in Volume II.

AUTHOR Index contains a list of all authors, editors, illustrators, photographers, producers, directors, writers included in the bibliography. It is arranged alphabetically, and each name carries the number(s) of the citation(s) in the bibliography to which it refers.

TITLE Index contains a list of all titles included in the bibliography. It is arranged alpha-betically, and each title carries the number(s) of the citation(s) to which it refers in the bibliography.

e Primary K Secondary Di Author 1 Title Publication Date Issue
1936 Alpine Film Barrymore, Dick Day Of Greatness 1974 16 mm. 60 min
3135 Alpine Technique Caulfeild, Vivian Ski-ing Turns 1929
3199 Alpine Technique Georg, Hans Skiing Simplified 1938 72 p. illus.
1748 Alpine Film Jay, John Stars In The Snow 1962 16 mm
1812 Alpine Film U.S. Department of the Army Avalanche Hazards, Part 2 1966 16 mm. 29 min
4337 Alpine Wit & Humor Peterson, Craig The Wacky World Of Skiing 1980 119 p. illus.
3010 Alpine Racing Major, James World Cup Ski Technique 2 1990 384 p. illus.
3074 Alpine Teaching Guid Professional Ski Instructors of America--Northwest Alpine Exam Guide And Workbook 1987
1624 Alpine Film Miller, Warren Deep And Light 1950
1688 Alpine Film Thorner, Hans The Story of Steel In Relation To Skiing 1955
4216 Alpine Video McNally, Mark Groms 1999 VHS30 min.
4280 Alpine Video Jennings, Mark Skiing The French Alps 2002 VHS25 min.
2887 Alpine Physiology Heimann, Justin The Effects Of Skiing And Snowboarding On Heart Rate 1997 iii, 30 lvs. illus
2950 Alpine Racing Mitchell, Harold Downhill Ski Racing 1930 125 p. illus.
1500 Alpine Film Fanck, Arnold Slalom 1932 67 min
1564 Alpine Film Lang, Otto. producer Ski Gulls 1943
4092 Alpine Video Angrove, James. director Snow Drifters 1995 VHS75 min
4156 Alpine Video Dukeman, Joe Dogs Of Winter 5: Do The White Thing 1997 VHS
2768 Alpine Mountaineering Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand Safety In The Mountains: A Handbook For Trampers, Skiers, S 1967 120 p.
2831 Alpine Mountaineering Dumler, Helmut The High Mountains Of The Alps 1994 224 p. illus
1378 Alpine Children Gracestone, Katherine We Ski 1998 16 p. illus
1440 Alpine Equipment The Norse House Guide To The Proper Selection Of Ski Equip 1954 34 p.
3969 Alpine Video Peake, Christopher. host The Best Of Killington Vermont 1991 VHS45 min
4033 Alpine Video Heckelman, Martin Parallel Skiing Made Easy 1993 VHS63 min
2645 Alpine Handbook Podborski, Steve Skier's Sourcebook 1988 276 p.illus.